Free download · 2-page PDF
Detention Claim Letter
Four timestamps, the free-time math, and the letter that turns sitting at a dock into a billable line.
Why it matters
"I sat about four hours" is a memory, not a claim. Four written timestamps make it a claim. The times are also the part that disappears fastest — by the end of the day the hours have blurred, and the filing window on most contracts is already closing.
What's in it
- A brief on why detention claims get denied — almost always the clock, not the principle
- A times table: arrived, checked in, started, released, and the evidence for each
- The free-time calculation laid out so the math is not arguable
- An attachment checklist, including the gate evidence most drivers forget
Want the longer version first? Guide: how to file a detention claim.
Free download
Get the Detention Claim Letter
Your email, and it is yours. No card, nothing to install. We will send a copy so it is in your inbox when you need it on the road.
Ready. A copy is on its way to your inbox too.
Open the PDF →Also free
Settlement Sheet Template A blank settlement sheet to copy your own numbers onto — earnings, deductions, advances, and the one calculation that has to prove out. Settlement Dispute Letter The letter to send when the settlement does not match the rate confirmation. Print it, fill it in, attach your paperwork. Owner-Operator Invoice An invoice built for billing a broker, with the accessorial lines that quietly go unbilled already on it.